SUDDENLY THRIFTY

I know a thing or two about thrifty living. Why? Because my parents are thrifty. They keep things like cool whip containers, they reuse aluminum foil AND they've been known to wash out gallon Ziploc bags. My mom sneaks food into the trash and stealthily covers it up when it goes bad, because she knows that my Dad, who never wants anything to go to waste, will eat it. He, in particular, grew up with very little, including food.

Alas, just because you know a thing or two about thrifty living doesn't mean put it into practice. You'd think all that thrift would have rubbed off on me, but it didn't catch on...until last year. Any soul with one good eye can see our looming economic disaster and realize that their livelihood might be at stake. Times will get tough and money will be tight. I figured it was time for some serious thrift.

My hope for this blog is to share what I'm doing...I'll shoot for a tip-a-day and hope to find out what you're doing to get thrifty too!